Liam Name Popularity

How popular is Liam?

The highly popular name Liam was the number 1 Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2017.

Currently in the top 10, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

Its highest popularity ranking of #1 was reached for the first time this year with 18,728 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Liam was less than 5, most recently in 1953.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Liam occurred roughly during the years 1954-1957, 1959-1963, 1964-1967, 1969-1978, 1979-1982, and 1986-2013.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

How popular will Liam be?

For a number of years, the name Liam has been soaring upward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Liam lately has risen.

The name Liam is a huge favorite and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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Liam (Girl)

Liam (Boy)

Year

%

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

2017

36

4,092

18,728

1

2016

19

6,551

18,198

2

2015

21

6,139

18,355

2

2014

32

4,504

18,451

2

2013

22

5,927

18,131

3

2012

23

5,806

16,796

6

2011

13

8,930

13,433

15

2010

22

6,081

10,927

30

2009

21

6,447

8,563

49

2008

11

10,479

5,978

75

2007

11

10,531

5,138

89

2006

11

10,314

4,512

98

2005

9

11,443

4,150

104

2004

15

7,654

3,827

112

2003

17

6,772

3,565

114

2002

< 5

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3,381

113

2001

< 5

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3,027

131

2000

12

8,328

2,780

140

1999

8

10,955

2,707

141

1998

< 5

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2,209

155

1997

< 5

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2,112

162

1996

< 5

--

1,747

184

1995

7

11,221

1,204

240

1994

< 5

--

667

360

1993

< 5

--

398

515

1992

< 5

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302

591

1991

< 5

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272

619

1990

< 5

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275

606

1989

< 5

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223

672

1988

< 5

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170

720

1987

< 5

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149

751

1986

< 5

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150

740

1985

< 5

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148

727

1984

< 5

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146

719

1983

< 5

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144

720

1982

< 5

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157

694

1981

< 5

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122

794

1980

< 5

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112

832

1979

< 5

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118

803

1978

< 5

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111

811

1977

< 5

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96

868

1976

< 5

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72

986

1975

< 5

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81

915

1974

< 5

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73

959

1973

< 5

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62

1,030

1972

< 5

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65

1,004

1971

< 5

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58

1,072

1970

< 5

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51

1,162

1969

< 5

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50

1,107

1968

< 5

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54

1,012

1967

< 5

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60

938

1966

< 5

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47

1,080

1965

< 5

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37

1,265

1964

< 5

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40

1,228

1963

< 5

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43

1,185

1962

< 5

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23

1,695

1961

< 5

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27

1,562

1960

< 5

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25

1,645

1959

< 5

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17

2,015

1958

< 5

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24

1,619

1957

< 5

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28

1,504

1956

< 5

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18

1,918

1955

< 5

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12

2,384

1954

< 5

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8

3,079

1953

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1952

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1951

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1950

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10

2,518

1949

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1948

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1947

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5

4,048

1946

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1911

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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.